Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

I Hear You Knocking

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One of my all time favorite author’s is Laura Ingalls Wilder.  I would read her books over and over again.  So you can imagine with this latest round of snow, I’m beginning to feel like I’m stuck in the middle of the Long Winter.  Except we’re not stranded on the prairie, relying on trains to bring us food, we’re not burning twisted straw to heat the house and we’re not eating just bread.

Okay, maybe the Long Winter is a bad analogy.

I just want to go on record as saying, I’m done with winter and I’m ready for spring.  Thursday afternoon it started snowing and it snowed until yesterday around 2 pm.  Twenty-four hours of snow.

Again.

This latest winter storm was named David.  Which coincidentally is the name of my favorite ex-husband. (Technically he’s my ex-work-husband but even still, I like him better than my real ex-husband.)

Sorry, I digress.

If I had to guess, I’d say we got at least another foot of snow.

Hubby cleared the driveway before leaving for work yesterday morning, but by the time I came home at night we had at least 8 inches of snow on it.

I gunned the car and stuck the landing but knew I’d never be able to get out or in again.  So Sampson, Delilah and I walked up to the park.

Our Park It wasn’t looking good from this vantage point.

I don't know I don’t know mom, it looks pretty deep.

Nope Nope, not going to happen.

If you like our page on facebook, you may have seen the video I put up of Delilah trying to get into the park.  (If you don’t like us, would you mind helping us out and popping over to click the like button?)

As we walked away I heard the park sing, “I hear you knocking, but you can’t come in.”

We had to be content with a walk about the neighborhood.

Rocks 1 Check out the cool boulders.  These are actually in someone’s front yard.

Sunset One of the benefits of a storm is the beautiful sunsets when it’s finally over.

Sunset1

Snow Just to give you an idea of the snow accumulation.

We’re digging out again this weekend, what are your plans?

The Heart of Spring

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Ask any New Englander, spring is in the air.

It’s not just because it stays lighter longer.  (Although that does help our spirits.)

We’ve had some 40 even 50 degree days.  Yes it’s true we do have 40 and 50 degree days in winter.  But a 40 or 50 degree day in January is still cold.

No, the sun is definitely warmer.

The birds are singing.  And yes it’s true we do have year round birds that do sing. But their song is sweeter.

Yes there is definitely a different sound to their trilling.

And it’s not just because most of the snow we received three weeks ago is almost gone. Yes, those 40 and 50 degree days have gone a long way to melting that snow.  In fact, there are patches of earth with no snow on them at all.

Maybe it’s a combination of the above or a change in the air, but tt’s true, if you’ve lived here long enough you definitely know when spring is on her way.

Did you ever wonder where spring started?  Where exactly the heart of spring is?

Yesterday on our walk I made a startling discovery.  Spring’s heart is living right in our little patch of woods.  How do I know this?

Heart I saw it on a tree.

Co-Hosted Follow-Up Friday

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Co-Hosted Follow Up Friday Blog hop, the blog hop that let’s you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.

https://www.heartlikeadog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/follow-up-friday.jpg My co-hostess this week has co-hosted many times before, she recently moved her blog to self-hosted, so I’m hoping she has no problem getting the code to work.

Please make sure to stop by and say hello.  It’s Gizmo and his Mom from Terrier Torrent.

Welcome, welcome and thanks for co-hosting with me today!

Approaching Fearful Dogs – Author’s Note

Since Sampson came into my life I’ve learned a lot about dogs and yet I still learn something all the time.  Truthfully I haven’t met a lot of fearful dogs in my life.

But I always make a point to ask the owner if I can approach and pet their dog before I do.  To me it’s just common courtesy.

I know from some of you, that people don’t always show proper courtesy and even then, some that ask will still approach your dog.  I guess all we can do is keep trying to educate.

Delilah-2, Misto Can-0 – Author’s Note

I’ll tell you, I can leave that Misto can on the counter for months and she never bothers it, then BAM one day all bets are off. 🙂

I was happy to discover that a couple of you have dogs that love oil too, or at the very least lotion.  Both my dogs love body lotion.  If I let them, they’d lick it off faster than I can put it on.

I call that, Licky, licky lotion.

That video cracked me up.  Honestly, while I was filming it, I actually almost reached over and gave her a boost, she was so determined. 🙂

And a super-duper thank you to Snoopy who recommend the Viper Video thingy plug-in, I installed it Wednesday night and it ran like a champ!!

You the dog, Snoopy!!

Wordless Wednesday, Caption the Photo – Update

You guys had some great captions!  I loved this one from Julie, “What did I come in here for?”

Here is mine:

IMG_1069 I don’t get the whole Blair Witch thing, what’s so scary about someone facing a corner?

But those of you who made the food connection….yes he does this after his breakfast.  He sits or stands and stares at the counter as if more food will magically rain down on him.

Poor little underfed dog. NOT.

This ‘N That Thursday, The Video Edition – Author’s Note

That was a HORRIBLE Rally Run.  There was at least four times where I totally messed up and had no idea what I was doing.

But Delilah WAS amazing, and she really was looking to me for guidance and that is priceless to me.  Of course the fact I had some yummy chicken treats in my hand didn’t hurt!

Ariane says they will be offering the class again and once they’ve had two classes they will set up some runs so people can really practice.

What I need to do is print off the Rally signs and then work with Delilah on them so we can enter a match.  Of course, we’ll have to wean off the food as there is no food allowed in the ring. 🙁

That’s it for me, how was your week?

This is the Co-Hosted Follow-Up Friday where the co-hosts rotate. 🙂  Anytime you’d like to join us, just drop me a line or leave me a comment.

This Friday’s blog hop is hosted by Terrier Torrent and Heart Like a Dog.  Follow-Up Friday



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